State comparison · 2025
Nursing Assistants salary: Michigan vs Washington
Nursing Assistants in Washington earn a median of $49,180. In Michigan, $39,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 19.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.5%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $39,570
- p25
- $38,160
- p75
- $44,910
- p10
- $36,830
- p90
- $46,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
Washington
Nursing Assistants
- Median
- $49,180
- p25
- $46,980
- p75
- $57,930
- p10
- $42,500
- p90
- $62,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.